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ReviewCells2019

Mitochondria and Female Germline Stem Cells-A Mitochondrial DNA Perspective.

Justin C St John

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Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin C St JohnThe Mitochondrial Genetics Group, Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. jus.stjohn@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3993-1449
The University of Adelaide · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA have important roles to play in development. In primordial germ cells, they progress from small numbers to populate the maturing oocyte with high numbers to support post-fertilization events. These processes take place under the control of significant changes in DNA methylation and other epigenetic modifiers, as well as changes to the DNA methylation status of the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial DNA replication factors. Consequently, the differentiating germ cell requires significant synchrony between the two genomes in order to ensure that they are fit for purpose. In this review, I examine these processes in the context of female germline stem cells that are isolated from the ovary and those derived from embryonic stem cells and reprogrammed somatic cells. Although our knowledge is limited in this respect, I provide predictions based on other cellular systems of what is expected and provide insight into how these cells could be used in clinical medicine.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationDNA, MitochondrialFemaleGene DosageHumansMitochondriaOogenesisOogonial Stem CellsOvumDNA, MitochondrialDNA methylationegg precursor cellsembryonic stem cellsfemale germ cellsmitochondriamitochondrial DNAmitochondrial DNA copy numbermtDNA set point

Identifiers

PMID31398797
PMCPMC6721711
OpenAlexW2966718372

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Registered trials

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